A pastel portrait drawing of an unknown woman in black with black hair. The verso or back of th…

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Datec. 1898

MediumPastel on illustration board

DimensionsBoard: 34 1/4 × 29 3/8 inches (87 × 74.6 cm)
Framed: 40 3/4 × 35 1/4 × 1 3/4 inches (103.5 × 89.5 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1910.9.b

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBorn in Kraków, Poland, Olga Boznanska began her career in art, drawing under the guidance of Józef Siedlecki and Kazimierz Pochwalski. She debuted her works in 1886 at a local exhibition and became a member of the Society of Polish artists in 1898. After a move to Paris, Boznanska also gained membership in the French National Society of Fine Arts and the Polish Society of Literature and Art. Boznanska received several highly distinguished awards for her work in the fine arts, including the French Legion of Honour (1912), the Golden Laurel from the Polish Academy of Literature (1936), and the Order of Polonia Restituta (1938).

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